Are pierogies a main course or a side dish?

Question

Does it depend on how they're made?

Answer 1

I use them both ways - it is all just personal preference.  They are very filling so you do not need as many when using them as a side dish as you would if using them as the main course.  When I serve them as the main course, I first boil them, then fry them in some bacon grease or butter and some onions and serve with sour cream and crumbled bacon.  

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Answer 2

They can be either, but traditionally they are a side dish.

They are very filling.

Answer 3

I have pierogies as a main dish. I especially like the cream cheese ones but they can be a little sweet. It just depends on what you make with them, or don't make. Some people just have pierogies and french fries. However you have them they are delicious!

Answer 4

When they are fried with bacon and onions, they are a very filling meal and need nothing else.  It is basic peasant food.  When I eat them, that's all I want.

Answer 5

I think of them as a sidedish.

Answer 6

Side dish.